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ing to a 100 ml pack) marked on the back of the tank (fig.
36), then add water (1 litre) up to level B (fig. 36) and put
the water tank back.
8. Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
litres under the hot water spout (fig. 7).
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the
button to confirm that you have added
the solution. The descale programme automatically per-
forms a series of rinses and pauses to remove limescale
deposits from inside the machine.
"DESCALE, Please wait" is displayed. The descale pro-
gramme starts and the descaler liquid comes out of the
water spout.
After about 30 minutes, the message "RINSING, INSERT FILTER"
(if previously removed), FILL TANK" is displayed.
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with
clean water. Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under
running water, reinsert the water filter (if previously re-
moved) fill with clean water and replace. "RINSING, Press
OK" is displayed.
11. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the hot water spout.
12. Press the
button to start rinsing. Hot water flows
out of the spout and the message "RINSING, Please wait"
is displayed.
13. When the water tank is completely empty, the message
"Rinsing complete, Press OK" is displayed.
14. Press the
button.
15. "Heating up, please wait" is displayed: when completed,
the appliance is ready for use.
sETTinG WATEr hArDnEss
The "DESCALE" message is displayed after a period of time es-
tablished according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4.
The machine can also be programmed according to the hard-
ness of the mains water in the various regions so that the ma-
chine needs to be descaled less often.
Measuring water hardness
1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indicator paper at-
tached to these instructions from its pack.
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for one
second.
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. After
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to
one level.
soft water ●
slightly hard water ●●
hard water ●●●
very hard water ●●●●
setting water hardness
1. Press the MEnu/Esc button to enter the menu.
2. Press the scrolling arrow (< or >) until "Water Hardness"
is displayed.
3. Press the
4. Press the scrolling arrow (< or >) repeatedly to set the
level as measured by the indicator paper (see previous
section).
5. Press the
6. Press the MEnu/Esc button to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.
WATEr soFTEnEr FiLTEr
Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter. If this is
not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De'Longhi Customer Services.
To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.
installing the filter
1. Remove the filter from
the packaging.
2. Turn the date indicator
disk (see fig. 37) until
the next two months of
use are displayed.
Please note
The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is
used normally. If the coffee
machine is left unused with
the filter installed, it will last
a maximum of three weeks.
3. To activate the filter, put
it under tap water until
the water overflows the
side openings for more
than one minute (min.
500ml) (fig. 38).
4. Extract the tank from
the appliance and fill
with water.
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button to confirm the selection.
button to confirm the setting.
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